Taking hidden camera into Post Office

RFW

Flyonthewall wrote: »

A lot of staff probably don't really care anyway, but some will, especially if it is a policy of the store that people aren't allowed to do that. I have heard of people who have been told not to take photos in Tesco, although it's been a while.

I was asked not to take one in M&S as my wife was trying on a hat. Not entirely sure why it males a difference. It can't be to protect anyone copying products as they're all available online anyway.

mrcol1000

custardy wrote: »

You mean Post Office.
RM dont control Post Office counters anymore.

To be fair they may not be anything to do with each other anymore. But if Royal Mail are having to pay for compensation for damage done in the Post Office then they probably have quite a bit of clout. They make post office staff interrogate customers about what is in the parcel, so why can't they make them take care of parcels before they hand them over?

custardy

mrcol1000 wrote: »

To be fair they may not be anything to do with each other anymore. But if Royal Mail are having to pay for compensation for damage done in the Post Office then they probably have quite a bit of clout. They make post office staff interrogate customers about what is in the parcel, so why can't they make them take care of parcels before they hand them over?

A complaint lodged about POC will be passed to POC.
RM have commercial agreements with POC,they have no control over the staff.

RFW

custardy wrote: »

A complaint lodged about POC will be passed to POC.
RM have commercial agreements with POC,they have no control over the staff.

As a slight tangent, do you know how good the agreements are?
I'm just wondering if RM can say they aren't happy with Post Office handling of their packages and open their own offices in supermarkets or whatever.

ballisticbrian

As the sender, it's your responsibility to ensure that the items are sufficiently well wrapped that they will not be damaged in transit. If they can be damaged by being thrown around, then you haven't wrapped them sufficiently well.

A "fragile" sticker is meaningless, and you have absolutely no way of knowing[*] how the package will be treated by all the various people (and machinery) involved in its journey from you to the recipient.

This defence of how goods are handled is interesting because it is not simply an attempt to get the sender to share *some* responsibility for damage in transit but simply negates any responsibility what-so-ever for the item by the carrier.

In a sense, it's saying that whatever happens to the item in transit is the fault of poor packing. So I suppose I could have said that when I worked at a logistics firm and I put an item down behind my van to reach for my keys, then forgot about it, and then drove my wheel directly over it. Wooops! That just simply was NOT packaged adequately. Customer's fault! lol

custardy

RFW wrote: »

As a slight tangent, do you know how good the agreements are?
I'm just wondering if RM can say they aren't happy with Post Office handling of their packages and open their own offices in supermarkets or whatever.

I dont see RM investing in a new retail set up.

StumpyPumpy

You could always turn up wearing lycra and a cycle helmet with a gopro camera attached. And then if something does occur you could say something like "Oh my gosh!" (or other broadcastable exclaimation) "I do believe I might have accidentally filmed you jumping up and down on the parcel I just handed you. On my cycle headcam that I use almost all the time. When I'm cycling. Outside. In public. That I forgot to switch off when I came into your Post Office located at" (Insert address here). I think that has all the legalities covered :rotfl:

SP

Mistral001

Whether it is legal or not, I am not sure, but is it necessary? If Royal Mail trace back broken packages to this post office, the person in question will have to answer to those who are in the power to do something about it. Besides it is a bit creepy to have a hidden camera as far as I can see. Journalists get away with it (usually) because they work for large organisations who can hire the best legal advice and they know the rules by which they can operate and if they get it wrong there are deep pockets to pay for their mistakes.

harryfrombarry_2

Flyonthewall wrote: »

People clearly have got away with it at numerous stores as I've seen Tesco deals posted with the photo for proof lol.

Lol? Whats "lol"?

Flyonthewall

harryfrombarry wrote: »

Lol? Whats "lol"?

Lol stands for laugh out loud or loads of laughs. Although in that case it's more felt the need to end with something/it's slightly amusing than it is laughing at anything but...yeah...